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Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Vanessa Potter
43 episodes
8 months ago
In this interview I talk to Sage from Go Jauntly (which is a walking App) about the different ways we can walk - whether it's alone or with friends or family. Go Jauntly is a start up, providing tons of digital mapped walks via their App. We found huge crossover with what we do at ParkBathe - their members experience some of the clarity and calming nature of forest bathing too. Check out their nature notes and Green Care Code, which are really great ways to discover and bring nature into your...
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In this interview I talk to Sage from Go Jauntly (which is a walking App) about the different ways we can walk - whether it's alone or with friends or family. Go Jauntly is a start up, providing tons of digital mapped walks via their App. We found huge crossover with what we do at ParkBathe - their members experience some of the clarity and calming nature of forest bathing too. Check out their nature notes and Green Care Code, which are really great ways to discover and bring nature into your...
Show more...
Alternative Health
Religion & Spirituality,
Health & Fitness,
Science
Episodes (20/43)
Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Go Jauntly: Walking a different path...
In this interview I talk to Sage from Go Jauntly (which is a walking App) about the different ways we can walk - whether it's alone or with friends or family. Go Jauntly is a start up, providing tons of digital mapped walks via their App. We found huge crossover with what we do at ParkBathe - their members experience some of the clarity and calming nature of forest bathing too. Check out their nature notes and Green Care Code, which are really great ways to discover and bring nature into your...
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3 years ago
46 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Street Wisdom: Take the first step...
This episode is a real treat. I had an inspiring chat with Rachel Crowther from Street Wisdom, the social movement, that gets people from all around the world walking, looking at and experiencing their local streets in a whole new way. Have you ever taken yourself off the beaten path - just to see what you might find? If not, try it sometime. If you'd like some hints on how to do this, you can use the short audio prompts provided by Street Wisdom. The idea is that the 'idea' (or whatev...
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3 years ago
55 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Lil Stevens: Casting light on fossils, ferns and the prehistoric legacy of Dino Island.
Welcome to another ParkBathe conversation where we dig down (literally) into nature and conservation. This episode features Dinosaur island and a fascinating area of research, namely, paleo planting. I talk to Dr Lil Stevens from the National History Museum about the ancient-looking ferns found on "Dino island" inside Crystal Palace park. Dino Island got its name because it is found in the middle of the lake and is surrounded by famous (and super cool) dinosaur monuments. It's pretty ha...
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3 years ago
47 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Joanna Bristow-Watkins: The inside scoop on Forest Bathing
This week I am sharing a fascinating chat with Joanna Bristow-Watkins, a forest bathing guide based in Surrey. We talk about what it's like to be a guide and what benefits there are to be gained from forest bathing in an ancient woodland - from evoking childhood memories via the limbic system to why rain is just SO awesome. Joanna and I get into the science of forest medicine and also some of the common experiences reported by people who have gone on her walks. Some of which might surprise y...
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3 years ago
46 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Emily Finch: Using Art to see the Wood from the Trees
Today I’m sharing a poignant and at times, emotive interview with Emily Finch as she describes her deeply personal and intense relationship to trees. London-based artist, Emily has always had an affinity to the natural world, but this took on a new meaning when she experienced an unexpected tragedy. Here at ParkBathe, we know that trees are amazing (check out our dedicated TREE EPISODE in series 3 called Geeking out on Trees) but we can all gain an additional layer of insight when we li...
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3 years ago
38 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Louise Montgomery: Digging into our relationship with nature
I really wanted to share this interview. Although it was recorded just after the last lockdown, so much of what Louise talks about is relevant today. We discuss plant blindness - how 'not noticing' the evidence of nature around us renders us blind to the natural world. If we can learn to notice our local trees or wallflowers - even a hedge on the walk to work - we start to forge a relationship with nature, which leads to pro-conservation behaviours. We discuss the relatio...
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3 years ago
53 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Stefan Batorijs: The language of nature and a cathedral made of trees.
Welcome to series 4! We are kicking off this series with a thought-providing conversation with Stefan from Nature and Therapy UK, where he combines a mixture of ancient wisdom with modern science to help people navigate their lives more effectively. Stefan and I talk about the language of trees, how sometimes they give us the words we can't find for ourselves and how nature reflects our own inner landscape far more than we realise. This interview was one of the many we used for series ...
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3 years ago
1 hour 4 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
ParkBathe: Rewilding, conservation and thinking like an Environmentalist.
Welcome to the episode 7 of our ParkBathe podcast, getting our hands dirty as we dig into conservation, environmentalism and giving back to nature. What is conservation? What is ReWilding? Kirsten and I shed some light on these topical themes and ponder if activities like forest bathing encourage pro-environmental behaviours. We hear from conservationists, environmental and re-wilding experts at Rewilding Britain, and Trees for Life and find some helpful ...
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3 years ago
55 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Conservation BONUS: Ways to improve your life AND the planet
Conservation, re-wilding and environmentalism are such huge topics that we have spilled out into our bonus episode with more though-provoking ways to think differently about helping ourselves and our planet. Conservation isn't always about looking forwards (of course, that is essential !) but it can help our perspective to look back too and Lil Stephens, a paleo-botanist, helps us do that. Chantelle from the Great North Wood project tells us what you can get from volunteering with them and L...
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3 years ago
17 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Blue Health: Watery delights and Secrets of Crystal Palace Park
Welcome to this week’s episode which dives into blue Health and Crystal Palace Park ! We have so much to share in this packed-out episode. Meet the amazing Crystal Palace dinosaur team, hear from the lovely paleo-botanist Lil as she explains the planting around the lake. We celebrate the unsung female heroines of the'dino world' and give a shoutout to some of the amazing groups operating in the park. We’ve talked a lot about green health - so Kirsten explains how water can help our well...
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3 years ago
1 hour

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
ParkBathe Bonus: Delights of Crystal Palace Park
We have some treats for you in this week’s ParkBathe bonus. check out Sage's favourite walk from Go Jauntly, the walking App - guess where it is ! And I promised some instructions from Jules Howard, allround zoologist and pond nerd on how to create your own water wonderland in your back garden that will be full of jiggling, wriggling cool critters for you to seek out. Plus you’ll be supporting your local wildlife by creating a new watery habitat for frogs - so that makes you an environmentali...
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3 years ago
10 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
ParkBathe Bonus: Engaging Children with Nature
Here are some fun nature activities to do with friends and family in your local park. These activities can be done at any time of year and with pretty much any age group too - so big kids are catered for ! Stephanie Thorlby, one of our guest guides, brought some of her Forest School experience to our ParkBathe sessions. Learn how to make a 'leaf rose' in this bonus (which is a really simple to do but looks amazing) Why don't you share pictures of your own leaf rose on our social m...
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3 years ago
6 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Mother Nature: Connecting Children to Nature.
Welcome to this episode examining the relationship between children and nature. Today we eavesdrop on some of our younger ParkBathers as they experience forest bathing in Crystal Palace park. We're also exploring our own experiences of nature from childhood – and how that relationship influences us and changes over time. We delve into the inevitable subject of how little children spend in nature and while we're not going to demonise screens and technology, we take a stark lo...
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3 years ago
36 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
ParkBathe: Coming to our Senses
Happy new year and welcome to this new episode investigating everything you need to know about our sensory system and how we see, hear and feel when we're out in nature... Forest bathing is simply walking mindfully in nature while absorbing the woodland atmosphere – but of course – it’s so much more than that, and we can't delve into the benefits of being in nature without talking about our incredible senses. Humans have five basic senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste a...
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3 years ago
48 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Senses BONUS: tips and ideas to stimulate your senses.
To accompany our episode on our sensory system here are some activities that you might like to try in your local green space, garden or in the streets where you live. We've talked a lot about fractals, these are the repeated geometric patterns which we find in nature, such as the veins on a leaf, the fronds of a fern, even snowflake on windows. Go out into nature and see if you can hunt down some of these patterns. You could make it a game with friends or family. We have lots of other ideas ...
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3 years ago
10 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
ParkBathe: Geeking out on Trees. Why forests are SO good for us.
Today on the ParkBathe podcast Kirsten and I are indulging in our tree-nerd alter-egos! I’ve always liked trees, but learning about forest bathing has given me a new respect for our tall friends. Forest Bathing is all about trees – as you walk mindfully in nature absorbing the atmosphere – it’s the trees that provide that atmosphere. Trees have a therapeutic and regenerative effect upon us humans - but it’s more than that, they are part of our ancestral heritage. Trees and plants provi...
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3 years ago
37 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
Tree BONUS: Fun ways to learn about and engage with trees!
This bonus track is jam-packed full of tree tips ! It's got great advice from both Ellen Devine from Forestry England and Karen Prices from the Westonbirt National Arboretum on how to start tree-spotting, but also fun, interactive exercises to try out when you're out in your local park. There's even a great mindful breathing exercise from guest artist Emily Finch that will help you start your day off with a positive glow, while sitting under a tree :) Support the show
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3 years ago
13 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
ParkBathe: Nature's de-stress revolution
Series 3 has arrived with a super exciting new citizen science health project called ParkBathe ! What is ParkBathe? Earlier this year I created a new health intervention based on Forest Bathing with Kirsten McEwan, a researcher at Derby University. Kirsten researches Forest Bathing (which is simply mindful walking in nature while absorbing the atmosphere) We combined Kirsten's knowledge of this Eastern social prescription with my own production and meditation advocacy work and cre...
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3 years ago
36 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
ParkBathe BONUS: Make your own Reed Diffuser !
If you'd like to bring the benefits of trees into your own home — ParkBathe can help ! This track provides instructions on how to make your own reed diffuser which you can place in rooms around your home — or give away as a present ! Reed diffusers are fun and easy to make . We'd LOVE to see what you create so do share with us on Facebook or Instagram or Twitter ! We'll be sharing the ones we make too :) Support the show
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3 years ago
5 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
ParkBathe: The Science of Forest Bathing. Why it’s Not New-Age Nonsense.
In episode 2 of the ParkBathe series we provide a comprehensive low-down of the mind-boggling science of forest bathing. Here we dive into why forest bathing (which is simply walking mindfully in nature while absorbing the woodland atmosphere) is really, really good for us. We offer practical and easy ways to bring nature’s benefits into your home — so check out the bonus episode ! Kirsten McEwan and I started ParkBathe in March this year and have provided 1 hour guided forest ba...
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3 years ago
54 minutes

Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa Potter
In this interview I talk to Sage from Go Jauntly (which is a walking App) about the different ways we can walk - whether it's alone or with friends or family. Go Jauntly is a start up, providing tons of digital mapped walks via their App. We found huge crossover with what we do at ParkBathe - their members experience some of the clarity and calming nature of forest bathing too. Check out their nature notes and Green Care Code, which are really great ways to discover and bring nature into your...